Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is set to miss the rest of the season after further testing ⁠revealed blood clots had traveled from his leg to his lungs, the team announced on Monday.

Hurts’s condition is considered stable and ⁠he “has no significant ⁠functional limitations,” ​the team said. His treatment for a new diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary ⁠emboli will involve blood thinners, during which time he is unable to participate in contact activities.

The 28-year-old’s prognosis is good and the Eagles said they expect ​a full recovery with no long-term ‌effects.

Specialists in England ‌initially diagnosed superficial clots in Hurts’s left calf after Philadelphia’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on 11 October. Further testing discovered multiple blood clots in his lungs.

“We anticipate that he will have the opportunity to resume contact football activities when off the blood thinners,” the team’s statement concluded. “In the meantime, he ‌will remain active around the team and continue to condition. More importantly, we anticipate that he will ​have no long-term effects.”

Hurts hadn’t missed more than two games in a season since becoming the Eagles’ full-time starter in 2021. He has led the Eagles to five straight playoff appearances, three NFC East titles and two Super Bowl appearances, beating the Chiefs 40-22 two years ago.

Tanner McKee started for Hurts against the Panthers. McKee finished 26 of 45 for 215 yards and a touchdown in the Eagles’ 25-14 loss to Carolina. The Eagles (2-4) have lost four consecutive games for the first time since 2020.

Hurts has eight touchdown passes and three interceptions with 933 yards passing this season. He is in the middle of a five-year, $255m extension, including $179.3m guaranteed, that takes him through the 2028 season.

The Eagles stunned fans when they drafted Hurts out of Oklahoma in the second round in 2020. They seemingly had Carson Wentz entrenched at QB and had more pressing needs. But Hurts supplanted Wentz and became one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL.